A grandmother was killed in a car crash after an an epilepsy sufferer hit her vehicle head-on after having a seizure at the wheel, an inquest heard.

Hazel Goodyear had been travelling to work when the collision took place just after 7am on Stubbers Green Road, Aldridge , Walsall on December 15, last year.

Mrs Goodyear, from Wolverhampton Road, Pelsall, was driving a silver Peugeot 107 car when she was struck head-on by a cream coloured Mini Cooper being driven by Jayne Wilkinson.

Paramedics battled to save the 67-year-old but she tragically died in the ambulance on the way to hospital after suffering multiple injuries in the crash.

At an inquest into her death at Black Country Coroner’s Court , Detective Constable Claire Byrne, road collision investigator, said the car being driven by Mrs Wilkinson had turned right into Stubbers Green Road from Brickyard Road.

It had then veered onto the other side of the road before hitting Mrs Goodyear’s vehicle. It came to a stop after it entered a footpath and the hit a concrete fence post, the court heard.

She said Mrs Goodyear had not been wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.

DC Byrne told the court there was a lengthy investigation where a decision was made not to prosecute Mrs Wilkinson who had since surrendered her driving licence.

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She told the court: “I can remember turning onto Stubbers Green Road but then that is it. The next thing I remember is people beside me at my car. I was waking up and I was feeling confused. It was my first seizure for six years.

“I never miss taking my tablets. I am so sorry about what has happened. It is so sad. I will never drive again.”

Speaking at the inquest, daughter Anneka Goodyear paid tribute to her mother and said: “She was my soul mate. She was the glue that kept our family together. The thought that I will never speak to my mother again is unbearable.”

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Her other daughter Diana Lees added: “My two children who are three and six ask about her every day. They want to know when they will see nanny. It just breaks my heart. As a family we are struggling.”

He said: “Mrs Wilkinson had an epileptic fit at the wheel and doesn’t remember the collision. She maintains she was taking her medication. It is a tragic case. My condolences and sympathy go out to the family of Mrs Goodyear.”